The ground is hard … flowers have gone … icy winds blow … trees are barren … forests are silent! But once again, traveling tortuga embraces the wonder of winter … a few moments of peace in an increasingly troubled world.

Wander by the great Columbia River … walk about snowy Spokane …

… share Thanksgiving Day with many friends …

… or enjoy the solitude at small local airports.

Pick up breakfast at the cafe … watch the planes take off and land … don’t order too much!!

Enjoy the delights of a local culinary institute …

… and revel in the offerings of winter! Cozy up, look about, enjoy all those people around! Visit anything that you haven’t seen before.

“In seed time learn, in harvest teach … in winter enjoy” said William Blake over 200 years ago.

Welcome winter.